In the context of increasing ethnic diversity in many European countries, a successful development and integration of ethnic minority youth becomes a central concern for the future of Europe. It is particularly important to understand specific challenges and opportunities related to identity development among ethnic minority youth. The aim of this review is to integrate recent findings on identity development among ethnic minority youth in Europe. We identified three crosscutting themes in the literature. The “intensified identity work” approach suggests that ethnic minority youth are more engaged in identity work compared to their mainstream peers. The “diverging identity outcomes” themes represents a discussion on the opposite outcomes of identity development among ethnic minority youth. The “third way or hybrid identity” approach suggests that ethnic minority youth can build on globalization and other cultural resources, as well as on their own developmental flexibility to form novel, adaptive patterns of identity. We discuss the complementarity of the three approaches and suggest directions for further studies with ethnic minority youth. We also show how the findings of this review can help practitioners and policy makers in Europe to support ethnic minority youth in their identity development.

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少数民族青年的身份发展

在许多欧洲国家种族多样性日益增加的背景下，少数民族青年的成功发展和融合成为欧洲未来的主要关注点。了解与少数民族青年身份发展相关的具体挑战和机遇尤为重要。这篇综述的目的是整合关于欧洲少数族裔年轻人身份发展的最新发现。我们在文献中确定了三个贯穿各领域的主题。“强化身份工作”方法表明，与主流青年相比，少数族裔青年更多地参与身份工作。“不同的身份结果”主题代表了关于少数族裔青年身份发展的相反结果的讨论。“第三种方式或混合身份”方法表明，少数民族青年可以在全球化和其他文化资源的基础上，以及在自身发展灵活性的基础上，形成新颖的适应性身份模式。我们讨论了这三种方法的互补性，并提出了与少数民族青年进行进一步研究的方向。我们还将展示本次审查的结果如何帮助欧洲的从业者和决策者支持少数民族青年的身份发展。